Call of Duty 2016 Will Be Set in the Far Future, Say Rumours

Rumours say that this year's installment of Call of Duty, developed by Infinity Ward, will be "full on sci-fi" with space combat - and will not be a sequel to the same developer's Call of Duty: Ghosts.

On NeoGAF, proven industry insider, shinobi602 has said that the new game's future setting "makes Black Ops 3 feel like the stone age". When asked if he meant the game would be in the style of Battlefield 2142, he simply replied: "Very far future. Space Combat. Full on sci-fi."

Eurogamer followed up the story by saying that it had independently heard similar details, adding that it will not be a direct sequel to Infinity Ward's last game, Ghosts.

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Shinobi previously correctly announced that Black Ops 3 would feature wall-running, characters with robotic limbs and cybernatics, and be developed for Xbox 360 and PS3 by a second studio.

The next Call of Duty has been confirmed for E3 this year, despite Activision not having an official booth at the show.